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This quick start guide will help you learn how editing works on a wiki. This guide is specially aimed at total beginners, and once you finish reading this, you'll be more than ready to edit articles. Don't feel the need to memorize everything on this guide though – just come back to it when you need a quick reminder. You shouldn't need to know more, but you can learn more by experimenting ('''common sense''' will take you far!), checking the other [[:Category:Help|help pages]], learning from an article that does what you want, or asking other users. | This quick start guide will help you learn how editing works on a wiki. This guide is specially aimed at total beginners, and once you finish reading this, you'll be more than ready to edit articles. Don't feel the need to memorize everything on this guide though – just come back to it when you need a quick reminder. You shouldn't need to know more, but you can learn more by experimenting ('''common sense''' will take you far!), checking the other [[:Category:Help|help pages]], learning from an article that does what you want, or asking other users. | ||
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You might find some characters that don't make sense as normal text, though. These are explained further ahead. | You might find some characters that don't make sense as normal text, though. These are explained further ahead. | ||
After you make your changes, press "'''Save page'''" below the content text box, and the article will be instantly updated. It would be nice if you | After you make your changes, press "'''Save page'''" below the content text box, and the article will be instantly updated. It would be nice if you would use the "Show preview" button first, to see if the article will end up like you planned (remember that this does not save yet!). You should also write a quick summary (e.g. "Fixed a typo." or "Added information about pellets.") so that people can know what you did more easily. | ||
== Sections == | == Sections == | ||
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Just type your text in the appropriate place in order to post a comment. After you write it, add <code><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></code> at the end, so people know that it was you. To reply to somebody, write your message under theirs, and add a colon (<code>:</code>) before your text, so that it becomes aligned with their response. If their comment already has some colons, then add the same number of colons + 1. | Just type your text in the appropriate place in order to post a comment. After you write it, add <code><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></code> at the end, so people know that it was you. To reply to somebody, write your message under theirs, and add a colon (<code>:</code>) before your text, so that it becomes aligned with their response. If their comment already has some colons, then add the same number of colons + 1. | ||
== Create an article == | |||
If want to create an article that doesn't exist yet, head over to [[Pikipedia:Helping out#New page|this page]]. General reminders and instructions are provided there for you. | |||
==Final thoughts== | ==Final thoughts== | ||
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If you still want more information, read the other [[:Category:Help|help pages]]; if not, then you're probably ready to jump right in and [[Pikipedia:Helping out|start helping]]! | If you still want more information, read the other [[:Category:Help|help pages]]; if not, then you're probably ready to jump right in and [[Pikipedia:Helping out|start helping]]! | ||
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[[Category:Help]] | [[Category:Help]] | ||